Martino Altomonte
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Martino Altomonte, born Johann Martin Hohenberg (8 May 1657, Naples
– 14 September 1745, Vienna
) was an Italian
Baroque painter of Austrian descent who mainly worked in Poland
and Austria
.
and emigrated to Naples. Young Hohenberg learned painting as an apprentice to Giovanni Battista Gaulli
.
In 1684 Hohenberg became the court painter of John III Sobieski
, king of Poland, and changed his name to Altomonte upon the occasion. In Warsaw
he painted mostly battle scenes (for example, the Siege of Vienna) and religious works. His son Bartolomeo Altomonte
, also a painter, was born in 1694.
Altomonte moved to Vienna c.1699-1702, where he remained for the rest of his life, creating many frescoes and altarpieces.
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
– 14 September 1745, Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
) was an Italian
Italy
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Baroque painter of Austrian descent who mainly worked in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
.
Life and work
Hohenberg's father was born in the TyrolCounty of Tyrol
The County of Tyrol, Princely County from 1504, was a State of the Holy Roman Empire, from 1814 a province of the Austrian Empire and from 1867 a Cisleithanian crown land of Austria-Hungary...
and emigrated to Naples. Young Hohenberg learned painting as an apprentice to Giovanni Battista Gaulli
Giovanni Battista Gaulli
Giovanni Battista Gaulli , also known as Baciccio, Il Baciccio or Baciccia , was a painter of the Italian High Baroque verging onto that of the Rococo...
.
In 1684 Hohenberg became the court painter of John III Sobieski
John III Sobieski
John III Sobieski was one of the most notable monarchs of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, from 1674 until his death King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. Sobieski's 22-year-reign was marked by a period of the Commonwealth's stabilization, much needed after the turmoil of the Deluge and...
, king of Poland, and changed his name to Altomonte upon the occasion. In Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
he painted mostly battle scenes (for example, the Siege of Vienna) and religious works. His son Bartolomeo Altomonte
Bartolomeo Altomonte
Bartolomeo Altomonte, also known as Bartholomäus Hohenberg , was an Austrian baroque painter who specialized in large scale frescoes...
, also a painter, was born in 1694.
Altomonte moved to Vienna c.1699-1702, where he remained for the rest of his life, creating many frescoes and altarpieces.